Material culture of the Davis Inlet and Barren Ground Naskapi: the William Duncan Strong collection

by: VanStone, James W

Publication date: 1985

Topics: Strong, William Duncan, 1899-1962, Field Museum of Natural History, Indians of North America, Naskapi Indians

Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Field Museum of Natural History

Collection: biodiversity; fieldiana

Digitizing sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

"Accepted for publication May 30, 1984. January 31, 1985."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-46)

The collections of Field Museum of Natural History contain more than 500 ethnographic specimens collected by William Duncan Strong among the Davis Inlet and Barren Ground Naskapi in 1927-1928. The artifacts in this collection are described and illustrated. Information on material culture in Strong's photographs, diaries, and field notes has been included to enhance the artifact descriptions

Fieldiana series has been published as Anthropological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Anthropology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-)